Re: FLASH: onClipEvent(data)

[DeJarnett, Gary]

Randy said:


>Yeah, that's how I would have done it, but that Data argument is pretty

cool...if

>only it would work! If you figure it out please let us know.


>Helen Triolo wrote:


>> Thanks Randy.  Yes, I have the handler attached to the instance -- and I

>> agree; it took a bit of getting used to, but Flash won't actually let

>> you put an onClipEvent in the mc itself (error on publish).  For now

>> I've given up on getting the data method to work and am using instead my

>> Flash 5 favorite, onClipEvent(enterFrame), like so


Helen & Randy,


onClipEvent(data) has been working fine for me so far.  Here's what I did:

I have an mc instance on my main timeline called "v" (where I hold my

variables, I don't like to type).  The object actions within this instance

are as follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------

onClipEvent (load) {

    loadVariables ("getEvents.asp", "_root.v", "POST");

}

onClipEvent (data) {

    duplicateMovieClip ("_root.iBox", "iBox"+_root.v.clipNo,

_root.v.clipNo);

    trace ("FinishedLoading = " + _root.v.FinishedLoading);

}

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------


Just ignore the duplicateMovieClip statement.  That is just used to get the

ball rolling for my application.  The FinishedLoading variable is just

something passed from my ASP page (old habit) indicating that all the other

variables have been loaded.  So far, onClipEvent(data) has always only

kicked off 1 time per run, and only when the variables have been loaded.


Let me know if I can help,


Gary DeJarnett (

a3gddtechmail [dot] admin [dot] ttu [dot] edu

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